Washington County (Indiana)

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Washington County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80000047 [1]
Washington County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80000047
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Salem
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
99 Public Square
Salem, IN 47167-2042
Foundation : December 21, 1813
Made up from: Clark County
Harrison County
Jefferson County
Area code : 001 812
Demographics
Residents : 28,262  (2010)
Population density : 21.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1338 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Washington County within Indiana
Website : www.washingtoncountyindiana.com

Washington County is a county in the US state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Salem .

geography

The county is located in southern Indiana, about 35 km to the southeast from Kentucky and has an area of ​​1,338 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Jackson County , Scott County , Clark County , Floyd County , Harrison County , Crawford County , Orange County, and Lawrence Counties .

history

Washington County was formed on December 21, 1813 from parts of Clark County, Harrison County and Jefferson County. It was named after George Washington , commander in chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and later the first US president .

7 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 5, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1810 3595 -
1820 7875 119.1%
1830 10,273 30.5%
1840 12,459 21.3%
1850 15,286 22.7%
1860 18,521 21.2%
1870 19,913 7.5%
1880 21,326 7.1%
1890 20,786 -2.5%
1900 19,409 -6.6%
1910 17,445 -10.1%
1920 16,645 -4.6%
1930 16,285 -2.2%
1940 17.008 4.4%
1950 16,520 -2.9%
1960 17,819 7.9%
1970 19,278 8.2%
1980 21,932 13.8%
1990 23,717 8.1%
2000 27,223 14.8%
2010 28,262 3.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to an estimate in 2006, 28,062 people lived here in 10,264 households and 7,585 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.75 percent white, 0.13 percent African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.24 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.58 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.73 percent of the population.

Of the 10,264 households, 35.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 60.2 percent were married couples living together, 9.2 percent were single mothers, and 26.1 percent were non-families. 22.2 percent were single households and 9.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05.

26.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 23.0 percent were between 45 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 97.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 36,630 USD , and the median income for a family 42,618 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,929 versus $ 21,944 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,748. 7.3 percent of families and 10.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 451665. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 16, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  7. ↑ http://www.census.gov/ The population numbers are only estimated according to the United States Census Bureau . They are not based on a count.

See also

Web links

Commons : Washington County, Indiana  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 36 ′  N , 86 ° 7 ′  W